Why gold?


What is the big deal about coating your connectors with gold or silver?

I just bought a Yamaha M-40 amp that has a clean pair of steel RCA connectors. Am I missing out on some sonic advantages of Gold or Silver lining?
djembeplay

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Ok, thanks for the responses everyone.

It sounds like its all about just keeping the connection clean... and these look pretty shiny to me :).
Haha, hey Elevick. No worries, I wouldn't use wire hangers... only if they were dipped in high quality gold :).

It really doesn't make sense to me that there would be any advantage beyond preventing corrosion. Reason being that right after the connector lies normal wire, without gold or silver... Orrrr am I off?
Oh ya, I think the dial on my freezer goes down to about -375f... I suppose that should do it.